President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Friday, 29 November, that he had a phone call with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Source: Zelensky in his evening address; European Pravda reports

Details: The president noted that during the conversation, he thanked Norway for increasing its support for Ukraine for the next year and discussed "joint actions for the near future".

"We will expand our cooperation in arms production in Ukraine and in efforts to protect our energy sector," he said.

The president also noted that he and the Norwegian prime minister "discussed cooperation with Norway in the field of air defence".

Background:

• Earlier, the Norwegian parliament voted to increase support for Ukraine to NOK 35 billion (about US$3.16 billion) in 2025.
• Last year, Norway approved the NOK 75 billion (about US$6.8 billion) Nansen long-term support programme, which provides Ukraine with NOK 15 billion (about US$1.36 billion) annually until 2027.
• However, this year, the country's authorities proposed to increase funding for the programme to 135 billion euros and extend it for another three years, until 2030.

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